A Day of Fellowship

After watching the interaction today, it is hard to believe that these seven girls hardly knew each other before this trip. Some came with a good friend, others merely knew of the others in passing. After months of planning, this dream became a reality and through this reality we all grew. We woke up this morning to showers and they continued through the morning but this less-than-desirable weather did not damper the girls' spirits. All decided to walk to the water taxi to head to a barrier island for some snorkling. As we headed out to sea, the weather got worse. Our captain pulled out tarps for some of us to pull over our heads as "hard" rain was coming but after about 10 minutes of torrentail rains, the clouds cleared and we had blue sky!! We ate a bite at a local restaurant and headed to get our gear. Most elected to snorkle even though it was a bit cool. With barracudas and eels sighted, several really brave souls chose to swim with (and hold) stingrays. Once again the girls were so supportive and were observed saying kind, encouraging words, helping each other and laughing at silly things. What a joy it has been to be around young women who have grown so much in just eight days!! What a blessing this trip has been in so very many ways!!